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Britain still best at B&Bshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-england
Our B&amp;Bs are the best in the world, according to TripAdvisor. It's hardly surprising – we've had several hundred years of practice<p><a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" title="">VisitEngland</a>, the tourist information website, has somewhat overexcitedly announced that England "offers the best B&amp;B accommodation on the planet". This claim comes on the back of TripAdvisor's annual <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravelersChoice-cInnsBB" title="">Travellers' Choice awards</a>, which were announced today. Five English properties made it into the list of the top 10 B&amp;Bs in the world. Number one was actually Scottish but, unsurprisingly perhaps, VisitEngland managed to gloss over that ...</p><p>So well done to <a href="http://www.saltcote.co.uk/" title="">Saltcote Place</a> in Rye, <a href="http://www.numberonebandb.co.uk/" title="">Number One B&amp;B</a> in Deal, <a href="http://www.riverside-at-ambleside.co.uk/" title="">Riverside</a> in the Lake District, <a href="http://www.crestonvilla.co.uk/" title="">Creston Villa</a> in Lincoln and <a href="http://www.thetwentyone.co.uk/" title="">The Twenty One</a> in Brighton. Not to mention <a href="http://www.theoldmanse-lochness.co.uk/" title="">The Old Manse</a> in Invermoriston, which actually won.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-england">Continue reading...</a>Bed and breakfastsHotelsTripadvisorTravel websitesTravelUnited Kingdom holidaysScotland holidaysWed, 19 Jan 2011 17:32:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-englandPhotograph: Public DomainRiverside in the Lake District, TripAdvisor's fourth-placed B&BPhotograph: Public DomainRiverside in the Lake District, TripAdvisor's fourth-placed B&BRachel Dixon2011-01-19T17:32:33ZAsk Tom - your travel dilemmas answeredhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/22/ask-tom-advice-ashes-australia
Travel expert Tom Hall, from Lonely Planet, offers advice on finding a way to the Ashes in Australia, hitting the Scottish Highlands and getting from Marrakech to Cairo<p><strong>I am looking at the feasibility of a few days in Bangkok before going to Australia for the first two Ashes Test matches in Brisbane (25-29 November) and Adelaide (3-7 December) on a budget basis. The cost of official Ashes tours is very high. What do you think is best way to do this please? I do not mind staying in budget accommodation. </strong></p><p><strong>Bob Stather</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/22/ask-tom-advice-ashes-australia">Continue reading...</a>Australia holidaysMorocco holidaysEgypt holidaysCosta Rica holidaysScotland holidaysTravelWed, 22 Sep 2010 12:45:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/22/ask-tom-advice-ashes-australiaPhotograph: Philip BrownLet's get Brissy ... the Barmy Army at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia. Philip BrownPhotograph: Philip BrownLet's get Brissy ... the Barmy Army at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia. Philip BrownTom Hall2010-09-22T12:45:09ZLandlord wanted for Britain's most remote pubhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/17/old-forge-pub-knoydart-for-sale
Knoydart's famous Old Forge - the most remote mainland pub in the country - is up for sale. Now the search is on for a new owner who will keep this raucous boozer's spirit alive<p>His name was Konrad, he was from Poland and he said he was a world champion dancer. Quite what he was doing pulling pints at the <a href="http://www.theoldforge.co.uk/" title="">Old Forge</a>, the most remote pub on the British mainland according to the Guinness Book of Records, was beyond us. But you expect that sort of thing at this raucous boozer on the southern tip of Knoydart, reachable only by an 18-mile hike through tumbling Scottish wilderness, or a buffeting seven-mile boat trip from Mallaig. And sure enough, at the end of the night, Konrad took to the floor, leaping, swirling and swinging a thrilled barmaid around, to the sound of Kate Bush singing Baboushka.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/17/old-forge-pub-knoydart-for-sale">Continue reading...</a>Bars and clubsTravelScotland holidaysEurope holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysPubsFood & drinkLife and styleFri, 17 Sep 2010 11:36:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/sep/17/old-forge-pub-knoydart-for-salePhotograph: Andrew GilchristReal country inn ... you can just spot the Old Forge pub at the foot of all that wilderness, bottom right. Photograph: Andrew Gilchrist for the GuardianPhotograph: Andrew GilchristReal country inn ... you can just spot the Old Forge pub at the foot of all that wilderness, bottom right. Photograph: Andrew Gilchrist for the GuardianAndrew Gilchrist2010-09-17T11:36:00ZBest cycling events in Britain and Irelandhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/apr/19/cycling-events-britain-ireland
There's a string of first-rate biking events taking place this spring and summer. You can, of course, just watch the wheels go around. But, better still, Susan Greenwood shows you how to get involved<p>There are some things <a href="http://www.yorshire.com" title="">Yorkshire</a> does well: the Black Sheep Brewery, Climbing Works rock climbing centre in Sheffield and the Town Street Tavern in Horsforth (just don't buy the Jungle Juice). And then there are things Yorkshire does <em>very</em> well – one of those being cross country mountain biking, which is lucky because on 24 April the <a href="http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/mtbworld-2010" title="">UCI Cross Country World Cup</a> kicks off in Dalby Forest near Pickering. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/apr/19/cycling-events-britain-ireland">Continue reading...</a>Cycling holidaysExtreme sports holidaysExtreme sportsTravelUnited Kingdom holidaysIreland holidaysWales holidaysScotland holidaysCyclingLife and styleMon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/apr/19/cycling-events-britain-irelandPhotograph: Artiga Photo/CorbisSaddle up ... for everything from cross country to downhill riding. Photograph: Artiga Photo/CorbisPhotograph: Artiga Photo/CorbisSaddle up ... for everything from cross country to downhill riding. Photograph: Artiga Photo/CorbisSusan Greenwood2010-04-19T11:00:00Z